THE FILM FOLLOWS GHANEM, A COOK IN A POOR LEVANTINE VILLAGE UNDER OTTOMAN RULE. HE PLOTS WITH A FRIEND TO FAKE SAVING VIZIER ASAAD PASHA, EARNING A PROMOTION TO POLICE CHIEF. NOW INSIDE THE SARAYA, GHANEM UNCOVERS SECRETS AND GROWS CONSUMED BY GREED—UNTIL HIS DECEPTION IS EXPOSED, LEADING TO HIS DOWNFALL AND IMPRISONMENT.
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